CURRENT MISSION

Live as many lives as possible!

ABOUT ME

I'm Jeff, originally from Southern California, however, now a Phoenix transplant while studying for my MD. I'm an easy-going, relaxed individual who loves to smile and laugh. I'm a terrible planner, and I tend to find the best experiences in life come when you just get out there and do it. I've been described as hard-working, but I'm doing my best to shake that particular descriptor. Most of all, I like to travel, to meet new people and enjoy their company, and to teach and expand upon the (very little I know about the) world.

PHILOSOPHY

Determinism.
Secular humanism.

There probably is no god, so stop worrying and enjoy your life!

I like skepticism.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted a few people at my place here. More than providing a place to sleep, what I enjoy most is the exchange between people. It can be anything, from a favorite meal, to an idea, to a funny joke! It's usually the smallest things that are the most enjoyed/memorable, anyway.

I've also surfed a bit and I think it is the best way to travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Yet to meet a couch surfer I didn't like!

Interests

The following are a few items I could probably have a moderately intelligent conversation about (assuming I can generously cite Wikipedia):

Swimming, science, movies, health, travel, nature, camping, hiking, horses, beer, atheism.

I LOVE Spanish (I'm always trying to improve it) and Latin America (I'm always trying to go there).

• horses
• beer
• clubbing
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• medicine
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - I really love revisionist westerns. Spaghetti westerns a lot. I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan; I like most of his movies. I'm a bit of a SciFi geek. Really, anything with memorable, believable characters. I prefer movies that aren't sequels, remakes, or based on comic books (except Sin City, which is an amazing film!)

Books - I read mostly medical text books. For pleasure, I read scifi/fantasy. I like modernist (Hemingway is my all time favorite) and victorian (especially Thomas Hardy, Dickens) authors.

My favorite quote from Hamlet (everyone should have one, right?): "I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams."

Music - Nineties alternative. Country is my guilty pleasure.
Also, I am a HUGE Bruce Springsteen fan; he is one of the great songwriters and performers of his generation.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived a year in Europe while swimming professionally for a club there.
Traveled across the Andes in a bus in the shadow of Mount Aconcagua (the tallest mountain in the Americas!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to travel. Our time here is so limited, and I think more than anything I would like to know as many places as I can, to meet people from all corners of the world, and to view things from their shoes. In today's world, where everything happens within the blink of an eye, I think we should all strive to create something that is lasting--especially relationships!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Croatia, United States